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Well said Bernie. I was going to add more but you said it all. Charlie "Bernard Barber,Ph.D." wrote: > Most of us who believe in the scientific method are not opposed to > alternative suggestions or inquiry, What we are cautious of are the > unsubstantiated claims and non-scientific presentation of treatment options > offered to a vulnerable population that have been disappointed by more > "traditional approaches". Often the same attitude of the past, like > millions of years ago, we deified what we did not understand and called it > faith. I wonder if that might not be a factor in our wish, hope, desire, > and even demand for some thing that will make us happy or potent. > > I often wonder about the thousand of potions or articles of health that > have been consumed by us only to find that in time, only a few are > medicines of true value. Science, like the wheels of justice grind very > slowly but fine. Although I often think just how fast our discoveries are > coming, I am, also, aware that they are based on years of study and > thoughtfulness. Some things that feel good, smell good, or even taste good > are not, by themselves, indicators of value apart from the sensory > gratification. > > It seems to me that we are all in the process of becoming, or some folks > say a "work in process". -- ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************************